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ElBaradei to Press Ahead for Third Term
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei is unlikely to renounce his plans for a third term in the post despite increased U.S. opposition following agency revelations of missing explosives in Iraq just days before the U.S. presidential elections, Reuters reported (see GSN, Oct. 25). A senior U.S. official said Friday the Bush administration would seek to unseat ElBaradei if Bush is re-elected on Nov. 2. The official accused ElBaradei of interfering in the election by reporting that 377 tons of explosives were missing from an Iraqi site which the U.S. military did not secure in the aftermath of its invasion. A diplomat close to the IAEA, however, said ElBaradei “enjoys huge support from the majority of member countries of the IAEA.” “As far as I know, he would not be swayed by any new opposition to his candidature coming from Washington,” the diplomat added. An IAEA spokeswoman declined to comment, according to Reuters (Marcus Kabel, Reuters, Oct. 30).
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